COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN

1 Embu COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan , 2013- 2017 i REPUBLIC OF KENYA EMBU COUNTY GOVERNMENT COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan 2013-2017 Theme: A PROSPEROUS AND UNITED COUNTY SUBMITTED: 30TH AUGUST 2013 KENYA Towards a Globally Competitive and Prosperous Kenya Embu COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan , 2013- 2017 ii Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS AND ACROMYMS.

2 VI PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .. VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .. X CHAPTER ONE: COUNTY BACKGROUND INFORMATION .. 1 INTRODUCTION .. 2 LOCATION AND SIZE .. 2 PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL CONDITIONS .. 4 Physical and Topographical Features .. 4 Ecological Conditions .. 4 ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLITICAL UNITS .. 6 Administrative Units .. 6 Political Units .. 6 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES .. 7 Population Size and Composition .. 7 Population Density and Distribution.

3 10 VULNERABLE GROUPS .. 11 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS .. 12 INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS .. 13 Road and Airstrips .. 13 Posts and Telecommunications .. 13 Financial Institutions: .. 13 Education Institutions .. 13 Energy Access .. 15 Markets and Urban Centres .. 16 Housing Types .. 16 LAND AND LAND USE .. 17 Settlement Pattern .. 18 Mean Holding Size .. 19 Percentage of Land Owners with Title Deeds.

4 20 Incidence of Landlessness .. 20 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/NON-STATE ACTORS .. 20 Cooperative Societies .. 20 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) .. 21 Self Help, Women and Youth Groups .. 21 CROP, LIVESTOCK AND FISH PRODUCTION .. 21 Main Crops Produced .. 21 Acreage under Food Crops and Cash Crops .. 23 Main Storage Facilities .. 23 Main Livestock Breeds .. 23 Main Fishing Activities.

5 24 FORESTRY AND AGRO FORESTRY .. 24 Main Forest Types and Size of Forests .. 24 Main Forest Products .. 24 Promotion of Agro- Forestry and Green Economy .. 25 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE .. 26 Major Contributors to Environmental Degradation in the COUNTY .. 26 Effects of Environmental Degradation .. 26 Climate Change and its Effects in the COUNTY .. 26 Existing Climate Change Mitigation Measures and Adaptation Strategies.

6 26 MINING .. 26 Ongoing Activities .. 26 Mining Potentials .. 27 Main Tourist Attractions .. 28 Embu COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan , 2013- 2017 iii Heritage Sites/ Monuments .. 29 Caves .. 30 Main Wildlife .. 30 Tourist Class Hotels .. 30 INDUSTRY .. 31 EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME .. 31 Labour Force .. 31 Wage Earners.

7 31 Self- employed .. 32 Unemployment Levels .. 32 WATER AND SANITATION .. 32 Water Resources and Quality .. 32 Water Service Providers .. 32 Water Sources .. 32 Sanitation .. 32 HEALTH ACCESS AND NUTRITION .. 33 Health Access .. 33 Nutritional Status .. 33 Immunization Coverage .. 34 Access to Family Planning Services .. 34 EDUCATION AND LITERACY .. 34 Pre- School Education.

8 34 Primary Education .. 34 Secondary Education .. 35 Tertiary Education .. 35 CHAPTER TWO: COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .. 36 INTRODUCTION .. 37 MAJOR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES .. 37 i. Poor Infrastructure: .. 37 ii. Inadequate energy supply .. 37 iii. Low Productivity in Agriculture .. 38 iv. High rate of population growth .. 38 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES .. 38 ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND CAUSES .. 44 CHAPTER THREE: COUNTY SPATIAL FRAMEWORK.

9 51 INTRODUCTION .. 52 CHAPTER FOUR: LINKAGES WITH OTHER PLANS .. 61 INTRODUCTION .. 62 IMPLEMENTATION OF KENYA VISION 2030 AND MEDIUM TERM plan AT THE COUNTY .. 62 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KENYA CONSTITUTION 2010 AT THE COUNTY .. 64 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MDGS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL .. 65 CHAPTER FIVE: .. 68 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK .. 68 INTRODUCTION .. 69 ORGANIZATIONAL FLOW .. 69 STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COUNTY .. 71 CHAPTER SIX RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FRAMEWORK.

10 72 INTRODUCTION .. 73 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDING .. 73 STRATEGIES FOR RAISING REVENUE .. 73 ASSETS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .. 74 RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT .. 75 CHAPTER SEVEN: DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY PROGRAMMES AND PROJETCS .. 77 INTRODUCTION .. 78 Embu COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan , 2013- 2017 iv AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT .. 78 Sector Vision and Mission.